Property Management - Can they
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Topic: Property Management - Can they
Posted By: MissCandice
Subject: Property Management - Can they
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 12:26pm
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Charge us another letting fee even though we paid one when we moved in and have been here 2 years.. If we want to renew the tenancy we have to pay another letting fee.. doesnt seem fair considering how long we have already lived here.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 12:50pm
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WTF? I've never heard of that before. Wierd. What does it say in your tenancy agreement? ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 12:52pm
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Nothing about letting fees at all.. the normal stuff. 3 max tenants, no dogs, yard to be looked after etc ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 12:55pm
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So you were on a two year lease? Sounds to me like your property manager is trying to get more money out of you. I know we didn't pay anything extra when we re-signed on this house. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 12:59pm
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First we signed it for 6months.. Paid $250 letting fee and we payed 4 weeks bond and one week rent in advance, we were paying $250 a week rent, Then we signed it for a year, rent went up to $270 we had to pay extra bond as we paid 4 weeks @ $250. Then we signed it for another 6 months, rent stayed the same, now its time to resign and they want $280 letting fee and rent has gone up to $280. So we have to pay another $40 to th bond. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 1:02pm
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firstly you shouldnt have to pay anymore in bond at all after the first time..and as for the letting fee I could be wrong but unless it says so in your tenancy agreement they are trying to do you outta money...maybe ask tenancy tribunal? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 1:03pm
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Hmmm i might ring them aye.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 1:23pm
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I agree. You should have only paid one lot of bond. They can't charge you another lot of bond just because your rent goes up. Thats ridiculous. They are cheeky doing that to you. Call Tenancy Tribunal.. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 1:28pm
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Seems weird to me too - maybe have a chat to them ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AngieBabe
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 1:32pm
Yep, I'd definitely ring the Tenacy Tribunal, they're really great at giving straight-forward advice about all this sort of stuff. Sounds to me as though they're trying to make money outta you (beyond the obvious I mean  )------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 1:42pm
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Kandice, I just called a friend of mine who's a property manager and he laughed when I read your post to him, and his response was "that's a new one" he said to call TT right away, and DON'T pay anything else. If you have to go to Citizens Advice...He also said if you leave they may owe you money ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 2:11pm
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While I was flatting, our rent went up and we NEVER had to pay additional bond.
And when our lease was renewed, nothing happened payment wise other than the rent going up. Definitly NO additional letting fees. I wouldn't give them a cent for bond or letting fees |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 2:18pm
our rent went up in the second year of our flat and we never had to pay extra at all ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 2:25pm
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Well i just rang the TT.. they said they can ask for top up of the bond but in no way can they charge another letting fee if we are renewing our tenancy..
Woop woop, im gunna tell them to shove it!! I wish i new this last time i renewed my tenancy!! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 2:51pm
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Let us know what they say! ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 2:56pm
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What a cheek!! Asking for more letting fees! They should be thankful you want to renew your tenancy so they don't have to go through the process of finding another tenant!
I'm quite thankful we've never had to deal with signing tenancy agreements as we've rented off my dad & now IL's since we've been back from England - 5 yrs now. And they don't bother with bond or 4 weeks in advance! ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 3:01pm
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I even think its rank that they can ask for a top up on the bond. You paid the bond when you moved in, a set amount. I think its crazy that you have to pay more. Its all lodged in the same place and chances are you will get it all back but still - RUDE! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 3:23pm
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Jeez, some housing corporations have a cheek!! I wonder what goes through these peoples minds when they make decisions like this?? Don't they think we'll ever find out?? We're not THAT naieve, that we wouldn't check!! -------------  
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 5:07pm
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That is shocking!!! I hope its all sorted now! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 January 2008 at 7:15pm
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We never had to top up our bond when the rent went up either. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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